Atlético manager gave unprompted praise for RedsSimeone says his side have 50% chance of progressingLiverpool will go down as one of the best teams in history, according to Diego Simeone. One day, the Atlético Madrid manager suggested, Jurgen Klopp’s side will be talked about like
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Football, or Arrigo Sacchi’s Milan – not least because he considers them more complete than those that came before.
Liverpool return to the stadium where they won their sixth European Cup eight months ago, unbeaten in a European knockout tie in three years, and 25 points clear at the top of the
Premier League table, Atlético goalkeeper Jan Oblak saying that “a team that virtually hasn’t lost in a year deserves to be favourites.” Yet while Simeone said that their impact will last beyond this season, he denied there was pessimism and insisted both teams have a 50% chance of going through.